With a playoff game on the line, Beaver rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top against the San Juan Broncos by a score of 9-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Beaver.
Deegan Bailey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Bailey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Bailey was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Deegan Blackner was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On San Juan's side, they got a good showing from Jaiten Knight, who tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Corbin Middleton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jagger Nieves, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Beaver is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for San Juan, their loss dropped their record down to 18-7.
Beaver will square off against Kanab at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Beaver: 3.3, Kanab: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for San Juan, they will challenge Parowan at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. San Juan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
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